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  <h1>Listing of Gopher types</h1>

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    <dt>(FILE)</dt>

    <dd>An ASCII file</dd>

    <dt>(DIR)</dt>

    <dd>A directory listing</dd>

    <dt>(CSO)</dt>

    <dd>The Computing Services Organizations nameserver
    interface</dd>

    <dt>(BIN)</dt>

    <dd>
      A binary file with one of the following meanings

      <ul>
        <li>A Binary file with PC extensions</li>

        <li>A Binary file with UNIX extensions</li>
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    <dt>(HQX)</dt>

    <dd>A Macintosh file that has been BinHexed</dd>

    <dt>(?)</dt>

    <dd>A searchable database</dd>

    <dt>(IMG)</dt>

    <dd>An unknown image type<br>
    You must have an <a href="xterm_help.html">X terminal</a> to
    view images</dd>

    <dt>(GIF)</dt>

    <dd>An image in Graphics Interchange Format<br>
    You must have an <a href="xterm_help.html">X terminal</a> to
    view images</dd>

    <dt>(HTML)</dt>

    <dd>A World Wide Web hypertext file</dd>

    <dt>(TEL)</dt>

    <dd>The link will open a connection to another host using
    telnet</dd>

    <dt>(3270)</dt>

    <dd>The link will open a connection to another host using
    tn3270</dd>

    <dt>(UKN)</dt>

    <dd>An unknown or unsupported type</dd>
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